Convair 240 N91237
4 June 1978 · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1978 at about 17:32 local time, a Convair 240 registered N91237, operated by Trans Florida, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Daytona Beach Reg
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 240
- Registration
- N91237
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Florida
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Orlando, Fl → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1732
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FIRE ERUPTED IN LEFT ENG DUE FUEL LEAK FROM LINEDETERIORATED BY AGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1978 | Convair 240 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Convair 240 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Mar 1977 | Convair 240D | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1977 | Convair 240 | Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States | L & J Company | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Apr 1977 | Convair 240 | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | American Velod | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 1980 | Convair 240 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Alaska West Co | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |